The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-09
COMMENT AND OPINION.

FREE TRADE is incorporating at tariff re-
form" this year as usual The veriest igno-
ramus in politics knows that old threadbare dis
guise.-Philadelphia Press.
LONG HEADED Frenchmen don't want to rush
into war till Bsmarck's rheumatism King Will
liam's debility and Won Moltke's old age have
time to accomplish more decisive results. st.
Louis Post-Despatch.
has never censured socialism. Then Mr.. Pow
derby has missed many very fine opportunities
for saying a good word for law and order.
louisville Courer-JournaL
MRS CLEVELAND seems able to quietly give
the practical politicians of New York, who in
vited her to be present at public event without
her husband a much-needed and very effective
lesson in good manners.-Plttsburg Dispatch
TT ia a very fair point of the World that Rob-
ert Lincoln .'advertses his modesty," but if he
really does not want the nomination to which
there is much talk in his connection, how is
he going to work to make the fact palmer than
he has?-New York Graphic.
WHATEVER Mr.. Edeerton may be as o man,
as government official he is without dignity.
He does not seem TO know that rudeness and
personalities nowhere out of place as in
public document. Mr.. Edserton ought to 60
though he probably won't He cannot remain
where he is without bringing discredit upon the
administration. -New York Tribune.
TT will do ubtless be news to a good many
people that there is a Greenback party in this
State. but there is, and it will hold State con-
vertion at Williamsport to-day. Men have been
known
still alive. but the Greenback party of Rennsyl-
vania is a conspicuous example of party that
think itself alive when il is dead.-Phiadeiphia
Times.
HENRY WATTERsoN has come to the conclus-
ion that Cleveland is just stupid and lucky
enough to be re elected He will therefore sup
port him. For twenty-four years neither luck
nor stupidity helped the Democratic party, but
because it scratched" through by their aid once
IL will probably always depend upon them in the
future The Democrats regard Cleveland as
mascot, not as a great man.-Denver Republi-
The power or right OF eminent domain in this
country does not imply the resumption of
grant but a purchase made at full selling value
to effect public good, and hence it has nothing
whatever in common with Georgeism, which
aims at a general confscation of real property
without the payment of a cent the difference
between the two is that between honest pay
ment and tvrannical robbery--between villain
Gus spoliation and fair purchase. Chicago
Tribune.
COMMISSIONERS EDGERToN takes rather strange
@ round when he SAYS that the civil-service re-
form .'leaguers7 and associations" are apt to
be unreasonablv hostile to the administration.
These societies are made up almost exclusively
OF mugwamps, who are supposed to be the
Presidents particular patrons and admirers,
and if they are hostile to the administration
which they claim to have put IL power. where in
the name OF all that is reasonable is Mr.. Cleve-
land to look for his friends Pr Philadelphia North
American.
THE trustworthy fat has gone forth that
there shall be no more fees exacted of imni-
grants at Castle Garden Now let see if this
edict is obeyed-that is the essential point. In
many parts of Europe the taxing OF fees for
petty services is officially forbidden, but the
practice is universal. all the same and woe to
the simple soul who takes the official notice in
good fathi We trust that the officers at Castle
Garden will see to it that their order does not
become dead letter.-New York Commercial
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